We’ve had such a fun and busy time learning about Chinese New Year!
🧧 In our Talking Tub, the children explored lots of different items linked to China and Chinese New Year. We looked closely at each object, talked about what it might be used for and shared our ideas. One of the highlights was trying on traditional Chinese clothing – the children absolutely loved it and were so excited to see how it looked and felt!
🐲We also worked together to make our very own large dragon. The children decorated paper using bright red and yellow crepe paper, choosing these colours because they represent good luck and happiness. Once our dragon was finished, we took part in a dragon dance – there were lots of smiles, laughter and fantastic teamwork as we brought it to life!
At Forest School, we got creative and made our own “ink” to draw Chinese symbols. First, we went on a stick hunt to find the perfect writing tool. Then we mixed mud, powder paint and water to make a gooey mixture. The children loved dipping their sticks into the mixture and experimenting with making different marks and symbols on paper.
❤️In the tuff tray, we dyed our sand red using food colouring and explored it in lots of different ways. The children used chopsticks to make marks, filled and emptied paper bags and used china dishes in their play.
✏️In our mark making area, we looked at different Chinese symbols, including numbers and animals. The children had a go at recreating the symbols using a variety of writing tools. We talked about how Chinese writing looks different from English writing and noticed how the symbols are formed.
🥢One of the favourite activities was our wonderful “Noodle Bar,” created by Mrs Robins. The children enjoyed role-playing with noodles, Chinese menus, chopsticks and silver trays. They had so much fun making and serving food to their friends, showing great imagination and teamwork.
